Entering into our new digital world hasn’t been easy but here at ASU, we have an incredible amount of support staff to lean on.  We have compiled resources in 5 areas below to begin the journey into virtual meetings and events as well as some of the ways UTO can assist us as event professionals. 

1. Last week Seth Levine from UTO presented a webinar dedicated to ASU Virtual Event Resources where he shared his most effective tips, resources, platform comparisons, and answered your questions. 

Looking for digital gift ideas to give your virtual conference attendees, speakers, sponsors, and partners? Here are 19 creative and high-impact ideas you can use today.

COVID-19 has completely altered the live events landscape. Many top conferences have had to pivot to virtual events. Which raises an important question: what gifts should you give attendees, speakers, sponsors, and partners when you can't give them the physical offerings you were planning to?

The Reopening Guide addresses health and sanitary issues that event and venue professionals need to consider in order to protect both patrons and workers.  Since there is still insufficient testing, no contact tracing, and no vaccine against COVID-19, this guidance is particularly detailed.  The first edition is tailored to be especially useful for event professionals reopening the smallest events with the fewest resources available to mitigate their risks, since in every municipal reopening plan these will be allowed to reopen first.

An influx of consumers using Zoom for social purposes, instead of its enterprise purpose, has revealed security issues for Zoom. This month Zoom has witnessed hackers taking over calls across industries and saying and posting inappropriate content. This increased behavior and security breeches has prompted Zoom to increase its security and provide ways for individuals to protect their meetings and events from these Zoom bombers.

COVID-19 has shaken the meeting and events industry, but in efforts to keep attendees engaged event planners have become innovators. Virtual events have become the new norm and the perfect solution to reach audiences. However, with a new frontier comes new challenges and simple ways to make sure your events don’t become dull and information dumps. Read these 10 helpful tips to ensure your attendees don’t leave your event feeling like a robot zombie.